Wondering if, as you've lost weight and adopted new behaviors related to eating/exercising, if you've also changed other behaviors? If yes, what did you change?

My husband and I were banded on the same day which was a total blessing. We have added a lot more exercise to our days. I've actually started getting up at 5:00 am 3 days a week and going to the gym before work. I'm too the point now where I hate missing the gym. It's still hard to keep pushing through work outs, but actually going there on my own is a huge behavioral change for me.

My husband and I rarely eat out anymore. We used to eat out at least 3-4 times a week. We find ourselves walking a lot more to get extra steps in (thanks to the fitbit) And if we go to the movies we eat popcorn... but we don't eat a meal in addition to that.

I've decided to get out every day and do something wonderful. I go to the pool and do exercises, I go to the art museum, or to the Japanese gardens, or I go shopping for new clothes. I've changed my hair style, letting it grow longer and experimenting with new, more youthful ways to wear it. I wear darker nail polish. I've completely changed my wardrobe, now wearing bright colors, clingy clothes and cute shoes. We still go out for meals but now enjoy eating half of it and taking the other half home. I'm also always looking for something we can do together, like musical performances and interesting exhibits. With all this new energy, I'm enjoying my life and my retirement more than ever. Thank you Lap Band!

My husband and I were banded on the same day which was a total blessing. We have added a lot more exercise to our days. I've actually started getting up at 5:00 am 3 days a week and going to the gym before work. I'm too the point now where I hate missing the gym. It's still hard to keep pushing through work outs' date=' but actually going there on my own is a huge behavioral change for me.

My husband and I rarely eat out anymore. We used to eat out at least 3-4 times a week. We find ourselves walking a lot more to get extra steps in (thanks to the fitbit) And if we go to the movies we eat popcorn... but we don't eat a meal in addition to that.[/quote']

Thank you for your response! My hubby is getting gastric bypass and I'm getting the lapband. We are excited to be going through everything together! I'm looking forward to it!

I've decided to get out every day and do something wonderful. I go to the pool and do exercises' date=' I go to the art museum, or to the Japanese gardens, or I go shopping for new clothes. I've changed my hair style, letting it grow longer and experimenting with new, more youthful ways to wear it. I wear darker nail polish. I've completely changed my wardrobe, now wearing bright colors, clingy clothes and cute shoes. We still go out for meals but now enjoy eating half of it and taking the other half home. I'm also always looking for something we can do together, like musical performances and interesting exhibits. With all this new energy, I'm enjoying my life and my retirement more than ever. Thank you Lap Band![/quote']

Wonderful! It's so exciting to hear the many positive changes that come as a result of weight loss.

I am another person that started wearing brighter clothing once the weight started coming off. I always did like dark clothing, but with such extreme weight gain over the years, I pretty much HID behind it all as a way to hopefully not be noticed as much. It is funny though in that through the years, I didn't really consider that aspect of it until the weight loss started. I HATED pink in my old life, I had a cousin joke that she would be having me wearing pink in no time and I told her NO NO WAY. Guess who now wears pink in addition to every other color out there now? lol... Times sure do change.

I care about my makeup now as well, didn't really care to even bother with it much in the past. Now I make sure I at least throw on some base makeup and powder if I am going out of the house, more makeup if I am headed out to eat or to visit someone or to Doctors, etc. And I always make sure to keep up with keeping my hair dyed now too, I hate when my greys start coming in and never really worried about it much before. I also have been picking up some newer, prettier jewelry, plus I inherited a whole armoire completely full of pretty pieces from an Aunt that sadly passed last year and I have been wearing her things as well.

Not that I am particularly vain now, at least I hope I haven't become overly vain. But I do care about looking like a vibrant woman again, and that feels wonderful.

Add to this the fact that I feel more assertive than I have in YEARS, I gained a backbone.

Wonderful! It's so exciting to hear the many positive changes that come as a result of weight loss.

Michele this is off topic -- but if i can tell you anything at all. Don't get upset when he loses more weight than you, while he eats more and does less!! haha it's just going to happen. My husband has lost almost 90 lbs and I have to work twice as hard to keep within 20 lbs of him. Use it as motivation, don't get down on yourself. Men just have an easier time at it than we do!!